Rob Schneider says he’s boycotting the Olympics over Opening Ceremony, issues apology to athletes

Rob Schneider has become the latest big name to hit out at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

GettyImages-854996944.jpgRob Schneider is the latest star to slam the Olympic games. Credit: Tara Ziemba / Getty

On Friday, the highly-anticipated event kicked off with the Opening Ceremony in the French capital.

However, amid the 6,800 athletes being ferried down the River Seine, there were several segments and performances that aimed to celebrate French (and western European) culture.

From a heavy metal performance recreating Marie Antoinette’s beheading to French musician Phillippe Katerine dressing as Greek God Dionysus while lounging on a table lined with drag queens.

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Then there was the supposed ménage à trois between three individuals representing the French motto of liberté, égalité, fraternité (or liberty, equality, fraternity).

However, the Opening Ceremony and its organizers faced a huge backlash after some people branded it “satanic”, “blasphemous”, and an “attack on Christianity”.

Influential figures like Donald Trump Jr. and Andrew Tate are just some notable individuals who have spoken out about the Opening Ceremony, and now actor Rob Schneider has done the same.

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